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I recall someone on this thread being slated for suggesting Mayo will get a "clipping" from Roscommon, their front 8 were just too strong runners for ye to deal with. Bringing on Cillian O'Connor in 2026 was a sign of how bad Mayo were today.

Reminder to take league form with a pinch of salt.

Emmets67 (Galway) - Posts: 9 - 26/04/2026 18:15:17    2668887

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "Mayo give up a serious amount of goal chances and Kerry and Donegal exposed that.

Last year we complained we were too defensive as the game plan was designed to limit goal chances.
Now the game plan is based around booting it forward and the half backline pushing on in support. Such a stratedy gets exposed if the ball is turned over with the half back line pulled forward.
There is more that can be done on "help defence" but that needs instinctive defenders. We are not playing natural full back line players in the full back line, so they are learning those instincts from scratch at intercounty level. Not a good place to be."
Who would have guessed that starting a championship match with 8 players playing out of position would result in a hammering from a team who knew exactly what they were doing.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1764 - 26/04/2026 18:44:21    2668905

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Replying To S1234:  "Lol"
Lol

Belclare98 (Galway) - Posts: 7 - 26/04/2026 19:06:31    2668912

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It really is hard to make any plans for or sense of Mayo anymore. The first half when Mayo went out in front and let Ros back into it told us that they were not going to put them away and after the Ros goal they knew they could keep within touching distance of them. Mayo are just so unpredictable and collapses are too frequent and a favourites tag in the championship has never served them well. They will most likely go on to take a big scalp in the championship when there is no pressure on them but today was not a good day for Mayo football.

Dothesimplethingswell (Sligo) - Posts: 60 - 26/04/2026 20:58:33    2668974

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